Become a Sponsor

We figure that if you’re following Cold Iron Badge that you’re all smart people*. So you understand the economics: We provide Cold Iron Badge to you for free, but our costs aren’t zero.

Now, we do have merchandise available – via the Store tab above – but we recognize that not everyone wants to wear a Bunny Mayhem t-shirt.

So this month, we’re trying something a little bit different, and offering you a new way to get something cool, and help us at the same time: The Cold Iron Badge Sponsorship program.

We have three levels of sponsorship: The House of Straw level, the House of Sticks level and the House of Bricks level. All of them come with some awesome stuff.

Just use the handy Paypal widget to the left to become a sponsor at whatever level works best for you.

Of course, if you’d rather buy merchandise, or would like to donate a smaller amount, we still welcome your filthy lucre and you have our deepest thanks.

House of Straw Sponsor ($10 – $19.99)

Members of the illustrious House of Straw will receive…

    - A personalized email from Stephen and Patrick, thanking you for your donation…
    - Your name listed in the “Our Sponsors” section of the site (of course, you can also choose to be anonymous or use a pseudonym)…
    - A really cool, full-colour electronic image, suitable for using as wallpaper (your choice of the “Christine Vs. the Goblins Action! Shot!” or the “Christine and the Team meet the Swamp Cast Shot”…
    - A free, original and unique paragraph** written by Stephen, in PDF format… and just so you know this one really is unique, you can make it on a subject of your choice.

Cold Iron Badge Wallpaper Option 1 - The Cast

House of Sticks Sponsor ($20 – $49.99)

Members of the slightly-more-prestigious House of Sticks

    - Everything that comes with the previous level of sponsorship (your name in the Our Sponsors section, email of thanks, free paragraph…)
    - Both wallpaper images…
    - And an original Cold Iron Badge sketch*** by Patrick!

Cold Iron Badge Wallpaper Option 2 - Christine in Action

House of Bricks Sponsor (from $50 to “Happily Ever After”)

The members of the illustrious House of Bricks get some heavy-duty perks to make up for all those bricks they had to carry. You know, metaphorically speaking.

    - Members of the House of Bricks get all the advantages of the previous two levels (your name in the Our Sponsors section, email of thanks, both wallpapers, free paragraph, original sketch).
    - Plus you get the privilege of naming an upcoming Cold Iron Badge character****.
    - And of course, you’ll also be safe from any passing wolves, which as a fringe benefit should not be underestimated.

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The Fine Print
* Also, and this should go without saying, attractive, talented and with impeccable taste. Obviously.

** What do we mean by a “paragraph”? Exactly that. Stephen will write a brief piece of original prose on a subject of your choice, usually no more than 100 words in standard paragraph format, unless he really warms to the subject. This will be sent electronically.

*** A “sketch” in this case is a line drawing of a single character from Cold Iron Badge, on 8 1/2 by 11 paper. This will be sent electronically and, if you forward us your information, in hard copy as well, at no extra charge.

**** You can have a character named after yourself, or make up a name, but we reserve the right to refuse names that are offensive or otherwise inappropriate and ask you for another option. You can specify generally what sort of character you want (e.g. good guy, bad guy, victim) but we’ll decide how to fit them in to the story. We retain all rights to the character.